The Australian-owned wrap platform Praemium, used by a number of UK Financial Planners, is to sell off its UK and international operations after receiving approaches from potential buyers.

Acquisitive financial adviser group Fairstone has completed its sixth acquisition of 2021 with the purchase of West Yorkshire-based, family-run firm Utopia Financial Planning.

Quilter Financial Planning chair Chris Samuel has been appointed a non-executive director of the main company’s board with effect from 1 July.

NS&I, the government-owned savings business, is to launch a green savings bond for retail investors in the near future, it confirmed this week.